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Re: Info on HYDRAULIC RAMS
> HYDRAULIC RAMS -- for pumping water
>
> Could anyone please point me in the direction of a supplier/manufacturer
> (preferably in the UK or Europe) of hydraulic rams, please?
>
> Angus Graham
> woodtown@mail.zynet.co.uk
Angus,
Here are the web sites with Ram Pump info:
http://www.grove.net/%7Eatlas/
http://www.ecocentric.com/prof/eco/ram/html
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/pumpglos/ram_pump.htm
http://info.lut.ac.uk/departments/cv/wedc/papers/thomas2.html
The ram pump will push water uphill. However, it operates
>from the force of water falling down from a pond embankment
or dammed up spring to create a change in elevation.
The sling pump (also known as a duckbill pump), will
also pump water uphill (or up to a mile in distance on more
level ground). However, the sling pump operates from the
force of water moving laterally in a stream; thus, a change
in elevation is not required which means you do not have
to dam up the spring as you would with a ram pump.
Likewise, you do not need an electric-, solar-, or gas-powered
pump to achieve the goal of irrigation.
The big difference is that the sling pump is much more
elusive in terms of finding a supplier. The Rife Sling Pump
(U.S.A.) was mentioned in a 1993 article, but no address is available.
Any leads on a supplier for this duckbill-pump creature would be
greatly appreciated.
A nearby farmer has a perfect watermelon-growing spot down in
a stream bottom, and the duckbill pump method really is the best
low-cost solution for getting water to the crop.
steve diver
steved@ncatfyv.uark.edu
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